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Sunscreen!

Sunscreen is one of Savvy's favorite words to say. It is freakin' adorable. Sounds like "sunseen". She likes to have a small dollop in her hand so she can "help" put it on her nose. It is a part of our morning routine.

A couple months ago, just as the sun started making an appearance, Savvy came home from daycare with these awful looking red patches on her face. When our girls get sick, they tend to really get sick and end up needing ER visits. So of course I started panicking. It didn't seem to bother her, and I was worried. I did what we all do, though we know we should not, and I surfed the internet looking for similar pictures and ideas of what it could be. I started thinking about what kind of poop she had recently, took her temp, thought about her appetite, and ran through the checklist of all the things you're supposed to think of when your kid may be sick.

Cue Matt Smith...

He comes home and joins freak out mode with me. About two minutes away from strapping them into car seats and going to the doctor, Matt takes Savvy into the bathroom light and takes one good look, and says, "Oh, that's just a sunburn."

Excuse me? What do I know about sunburns? Obviously nothing! Hello Matt Smith that is your job and area of expertise. We had an agreement. You are to supposed to be knowledgeable in all things "White". Sunburns fall into your area. We should have been putting sunscreen on the baby!

She hasn't had a sunburn since...

So far I really like Aveeno Baby, Honest Company, and Alba for Kids. Alba for Kids is probably my fave. It goes on real nice, non-greasy, and the bottle is a good size.  If by chance you happen to be aware of other things we should know when dealing with fair skin, kindly shoot us a message.




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  1. One thing I learned about sunscreen a few years back is that there are two types -- physical blockers that reflect the sunlight back, and chemical blockers that absorb the sunlight: http://pharmaxchange.info/press/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Figure-1-Diagram-showing-how-physical-and-chemical-sunscreens-act.jpg

    I've found that I can't use the chemical blocker sunscreens on my face because they sting. I had to switch to physical blocker sunscreen like clear zinc oxide.

    So, if the chemical blockers start to irritate her skin, you may want to look at the physical blockers.

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